Finances · updated 2026-08-28

How to record a landfill cost in Dumpster Controls

Landfill is usually the biggest direct cost of a haul, and the app watches for it: completed orders without a landfill cost are flagged "No landfill cost" and marked for review in Orders P&L.

Before you start

A completed or in-progress order.

## Add it as an order cost
Open the order in the Orders P&L drawer, click "Add Cost", keep the "Cost Type" as landfill, enter the "Amount ($)" you paid the landfill, and optionally the vendor (e.g. City Landfill). Click "Add Cost".
## Or log it during an overweight charge
When you bill an overweight fee through "Charge Extra Fee", the overweight section includes an "Internal landfill cost" field: what you paid the landfill, saved to Expenses and never charged to the customer.
## See it in the profit breakdown
The recorded amount shows up in the drawer's "Costs" section as "Landfill Ticket" (or as a landfill cost row), in the Profit Intelligence card's cost breakdown under "Landfill", and inside the dashboard's Expenses number.
## Edit or remove a cost
In "Order History", expand the order and find the "Operational Costs" card (the same rows appear in the Orders P&L drawer under "Costs"). Each cost has a pencil to edit the amount, description and vendor, and a trash icon to remove it. Removing asks for confirmation. If you recorded a cost on the wrong order, remove it there and add it on the right order with "Add Cost". Available to admins and dispatchers.

What happens next

The "No landfill cost" flag clears and the order's confidence can move up to "Verified".
Landfill amounts are never double counted: the app keeps the landfill ticket and landfill cost rows in sync.
Removing the only landfill cost clears the order's landfill amount, so the "No landfill cost" review flag comes back until you record it again.

Troubleshooting

I do not see the pencil or trash icons.

Only admins and dispatchers can change costs. Customer-billed charges (overweight, damage, trip charge) are not costs and are managed from the extra charges list.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The software is free: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. An optional Unlimited plan at $169 per month lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional Unlimited plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.